On November 14 – 16, 2018, a cycle of festive events “Philosophy Days: Philosophy and Education in Smart university” will take place, dedicated to World Philosophy Day, which is celebrated every third Thursday of November since 2002 in order to popularize philosophical knowledge. The Department of Philosophy conducts a cycle of scientific events in honor …

What do you think with the smell of coffee? The content of the concept of spirituality and a variety of terms (spirit, spiritual) is given today to the power of mysticism and spiritualism, idealism. But not of the high idealism about which George Hegel wrote as a manifestation of the Absolute Spirit; but only that …

Astrakhan philosopher Lyudmila Baeva offers to your attention very interesting, unusual and diverse gaming practices of teaching philosophy in conditions of “big flows” (united student groups) on the basis of work in teams. This is described in detail on her website, which I advise you to visit. Lyudmila Baeva together with her colleagues from Astrakhan …

It is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx … Practice is a phenomenon far from a new in the world of philosophy. Philosophers from ancient times practiced a lot. It was well described by two Frenchman from the XX century, Pierre Hadot (“What is ancient philosophy”) and Michel Foucault (“The History of Sexuality”, Volume III …

Does silence find you or do you find your silence? Working n-th time as a lecturer at the university, you have to deal with the problem of silence in the classroom. You face the same problem in the field of retreat practice. Recent events have prompted me to ask questions about what silence is and …

What do you do on the Road? Back in the 1950s, Martin Heidegger published a compilation of his later works “Conversation on a Country Path”. On his way through the backwaters of the Black Forest, a philosopher with a world-wide name met random passers-by (often peasants) and talked with them about being. On the …